Where does “podmowny” come from?

podmowny (Polish) comes from Polish podmowa, from Polish podmówić, from Polish mówić, from Proto-Slavic mъlviti, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

podmowny (Polish): tricky; deceitful

Definitions

  1. tricky; deceitful

Ancestry of “podmowny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpodmowatrickery, subterfuge
2Polishpodmówićto talk into, to talk around, to trick into by talking
3Polishmówićto say, tell; to speak; to talk
4Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlviti →